Thursday, April 9, 2009

Now, Coyote, that Ol' Coyote, decided to do an unusual thing, to do something unusual, or an unusual thing.... So, he ordered a kayak from a 1967 kayak catalogue, and soon found himself pulling it across the road leading to Ixtlan, and over the desert to a large Agave plant.

From there, he peered out over the desert,looking for water . . . looking for water. Failing tosee water with his Coyote eyes, he settled for amirage, instead. He was pleased.

The mirage, a beautiful lake, glistened in thedesert sunlight.

Now, Coyote, that Ol' Coyote, pulled his kayak over the desert floor, towards the mirage. However,the further the ol' fella walked, the further awaythe mirage appeared.

"I'll fool that mirage," he said.

So, coyote tied a bandana over his eyes, andcontinued pulling his kayak. Soon, he imagined himself at the shore of Mirage Lake.

"Damn, but it's cool by the lake," he said. I'dbetter keep this bandana over my eyes, or thelake might move on me."

So, Coyote walked along the shore of the lake,trying to find a good spot to put his kayak into the water. Unbeknownst to Coyote, he had infact circled back to the crest of a steep slope,overlooking the road to Ixtlan.

Coyote felt the breeze from off the waters ofMirage Lake, touch the whiskers on his face.

"Damn, but it's cool by the lake, he said.

Now, Coyote, that Ol' Coyote, carefully positionedthe bandana that covered his eyes. He was stillwary of losing Mirage Lake. Then, he was off!Paddling furiously, Coyote bounced and boundeddown the steep slope, where he could feel therush of wind and water against his face.

"Mirage Lake is pretty frigging rough, today,"Coyote muttered, while trying to keep his breath."This is the last time I'll go kayaking without a life jacket!"

Soon, the kayak came to rest against a bank of sand, in a gully, near the large Agave plant.

"Geez," Coyote said, aloud, "I'm grounded".

Now, Coyote, that Ol' Coyote, removed the bandana from over his eyes. He saw the bank of sand, thegully, and the steep slope.

"Just as I suspected, the lake moved," he said.

So, he overturned his kayak and placed it againstlarge boulders on the north side of the gully.

"There," he said, "it'll make a good shelter forrattlesnake". Then, he lay back against the boulders,wiped the sweat from his brow, covered his facewith a large sombrero, and had a nap.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Now, Coyote, that Ol' Coyote, followed a low, flat ravine, into the heart of Dene country. He had discovered the ravine in a dream, thanks to Spider Woman. She had woven her web over the face of his dream, and then crawled through it.

Now, Coyote respected Spider Woman - shewas wise beyond her years.

"Why don't you follow that ravine, Ol' Coyote?"She said, staring at him. her eyes were large, like two full moons.

So, Coyote followed the ravine.

He walked for seven hours until he noticedsomething peculiar. "Why, I'm following myfootsteps!" He said, out loud. "See, where that pebble was moved. Only the toe of aCoyote would move a pebble in that fashion."

Coyote looked about the ravine, and said tohimself, "I must be lost?" He began to sing: